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Frizzell Vocab # 10
Fossil Fuels, Natural Resources and Soil
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| natural resource | any useful material taken from the Earth that living organisms use and need to survive. |
| natural | something not made or changed by humans; coming from the Earth |
| renewable resource | is a resource that can be replaced naturally in a "short" amount of time. |
| nonrenewable resource | is a resource that cannot be replaced in a "short" amount of time. It takes thousands/millions of years for these to form. |
| fossil fuels | -are nonrenewable resources formed deep in the Earth from ancient organisms over millions of years |
| petroleum (oil) | -is a fossil fuel produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of ocean sediment for millions of years. |
| natural gas | -is a fossil fuel produced from the ancient remains of marine (ocean) organisms buried in sediment for millions of years |
| coal | -is a fossil fuel produced by ancient swamp plants buried under layers of sediment for millions of years |
| organic matter | -the remains of once-living plants and animals. |
| conservation | a careful preservation and protection of something; to use something wisely as to help save it |
| recycle | is the process of taking materials ready to be thrown away and changing them into reusable materials |
| mineral | is a solid, inorganic material that occurs naturally on Earth. (Ex. gold, silver, copper, diamond, and salt are well-known minerals). |
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